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Unless you've been living under a rock for the last three years chances are you've heard about the Twilight series written by Stephanie Meyer. The four book series revolve around a love triangle involving a vampire, teenage girl, and werewolf set in Forks, Washington. Apparently vampires love the ever present gray that blankets much of the Pacific Northwest. The Twilight saga is so popular that libraries and bookstores threw Twilight parties when the book went on sale at midnight on August 2nd when the fourth book, "Breaking Dawn," went on sale. A movie based on the series opens in November 21st, 2008. Twilight characters Edward, Bella, Alice, and Jacob are also extremely popular Halloween costumes this year.
If you're sick of Bella and the Cullens or are looking for something similar to read I have created a reading list for you. There are plenty of great vampire booklists flying around the web (ha!) but I've narrowed it down to what I think are the best of best.
Sink your teeth into these:
Classics
Salem's Lot by Stephen King
Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, and Queen of the Damned by Ann Rice
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Young Adult:
Thirsty by M.T. Anderson
In the Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
The Blue Blood series by Melissa de la Cruz
The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause
Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Buffy the Vampire Slayer series by various authors
Peeps by Scott Westerfield
Graphic Novels and Comics:
Life Sucks by Jessica Abel and Gabriel
Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino
Chibi Vampire by Yuna Kagesaki
Little Vampire and Vampire Loves by Joann Sfar
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Dark Horse Comics) by Joss Whedon
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